The 374th Medical Group hosted Sailors from the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet for two iterations of tactical combat casualty care training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 30 - April 4 and April 13 - 18.Twenty medical professionals participated in a six-day course that included briefings, didactic and...

The list is long of various – yet similar - respiratory illnesses which have historically plagued operational readiness.Naval Hospital Bremerton population health and preventive medicine experts continually strive to limit the highly infectious ailments which impact active duty, retirees and...

SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2025) - Members of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) – San Diego Chapter gathered aboard the USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for a special event titled "Exploring Military Medicine and Global Health: An Educational Tour of the USNS Mercy, the U.S. Navy's West Coast Hospital...

The Defense Health Agency Revenue Cycle Performance Dashboard Digest devoted the April monthly newsletter on timely trends and updated data points across the entire enterprise of military treatment facilities.Yet beyond the balance sheets, billing, and coding overviews was a brief personality...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Naval Health Clinic (NHC) Hawaii has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for its programs across its Branch Health Clinics, Behavioral Health Programs, and Primary Care Medical Home, demonstrating a commitment to safe and high-quality patient care. The Gold...

AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam — U.S. Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Guam partnered with Joint Region Marianas to conduct a trauma team integration training for chaplains at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam on April 17, 2025.Religious Ministry Teams (RMTs) stationed across Guam share area-wide duty...

LEMOORE, Calif. —Lt. Nickolas Lamal of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Lemoore, California, was selected as Navy Medicine’s fiscal year 2024 Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year.Lamal led the preventive medicine and industrial hygiene (IH) departments within NMRTC...

As U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Tanya Y. Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s senior enlisted leader, wrapped up her tour of Naval Hospital Bremerton, she had one final – and fitting – spontaneous request.Johnson beckoned Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cade Crenshaw and presented him with a...

SAN DIEGO (April 27, 2025) – The San Diego Padres honored Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) during their annual Military Salutes to Military Medicine baseball game at Petco Park, highlighting the service and dedication of military medical professionals.The pregame ceremony showcased NMCSD...

10 APRIL Camp Foster Okinawa, Japan USNHO hosted first ever Asian Pacific region High-Level Sterilization Course. Traditionally held only on the U.S. East Coast, this highly specialized training is now being delivered directly to forward-deployed medical professionals—eliminating barriers like...